Uremic pruritus

Uremic pruritus
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 L29.8 (ILDS L29.870)

Uremic pruritus (also known as uraemic pruritus or renal pruritus[1]) is caused by chronic kidney failure and is the most common internal systemic cause of itching.[2]:52–3

See also

References

  1. Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
  2. James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.